Body supporting garment



' Nov. 17, 1953 A. TRZNADEL BODY SUPPORTING GARMENT Filed Oct. 30,

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Patented Nov. 17, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BODY SUPPORTINGGARMENT j Amelia Trznadel, Holyoke, Mass.

Application October 30, 1952, Serial No. 317,673

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to improvements in body supporting garments andis directed more particularly to garments for women commonly calledfoundation garments, corsets and the like.

The principal objects of the garment of the application are directed tothe provision of a tubular stretchable body surrounding member which isprovided with means intermediate upper and lower ends thereof forsupporting the lower abdominal region and preventing upward shifting ofthe garment in different postures of the wearer in combination withmeans to facilitate expansion of the lower thigh embracing skirt portionof the garment without unfavorably affecting the embracing andsupporting function of the garment.

All of the above objects I accomplish by means of such structure andrelative arrangements of parts thereof, as will fully appear by aperusal of the description below and by various specific features whichwill be hereinafter set forth.

To the above cited and other ends and with the foregoing and variousother novel features and advantages and other objects of my invention aswill become more readily apparent as the description proceeds, myinvention consists in certain novel features of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter moreparticularly pointed out in the claim hereunto annexed and more fullydescribed and referred to in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a garment embodying the novelfeatures of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevational view on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view centrally of the garment shownin Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings more in detail, the invention will befully described.

The garment of the invention includes an elongated tubular body 2 whichis formed from elastic material such as fabric incorporating resilientor elastic elements such as rubber threads. The fabric is made so as tobe stretchable transversely and longitudinally.

Preferably the fabric will be formed to the shape of an elongated bodyso as to fit around the abdomen and thighs of the wearer. The body willhave such a size as to snugly embrace the wearer for the supportingfunction and being formed in the shape of a tube there will be nolongitudinal seaming.

To the front portion 4 of the garment and on the izmer side thereof asupporting panel 6 is se- 2 cured. "Said panel is disposed-intermediateupper and lower edges of the body 2 and has opposite longitudinal sideedges secured to the front portion 4 by stitching indicated by 8.

The upper end In of the panel is not secured to the body and a lowerportion [2 of said panel is doubled upwardly between the main body ofthe panel and front portion 4 of the garment. The lower double end H oredge of'the panel is not secured to the front portion 4. s

The panel 6 will be formed from elastic fabric material adapted tostretch in opposite directions and it will be secured to the front panelalong its opposite vertical side edges in such a way that the frontportion 4 of the garment has a transverse fullness between the lines ofstitching 8, over the panel 4 as indicated by IS in Fig. 3. That is, thetransverse width of the front portion between the stitching 8 will begreater than the width of the panel so that the front portion 4 willhave slack or fullness.

With the garment in place around the body, the panel 6 will overlie theabdomen of the wearer with the lower double thickness portion thereofoverlying the lower abdominal region. This panel not only efficientlyembraces the lower abdomen and prevents bulging but also prevents upwardmovement of the garment on the body particularly in sitting position ofthe wearer. The garment is, of course, stretched so as to snugly embracethe body as is the panel so that it provides a firm support and not onlyobviates bulging of the abdomen and upward movement of the garment butit acts with a lifting effect to the lower abdominal region.

The lower or skirt portion l8 of the garment is provided with anupwardly extending slot 20 disposed centrally of the front portions 4 ofthe garment providing unconnected side portions 22 at the sides thereof.

The slit 20 is distinguished from an inverted V in that normally in anerect position of the wearer the slit is substantially closed. In asitting posture the slit allows for expansion or stretching of the skirtof the garment so that spreading of the upper limbs is accomplishedwithout discomfort or a tendency of the garment to creep upwardly on thewearer.

As a further feature of the invention, downwardly extending stays 26 areprovided along the upper edge of the garment. Preferably these includestrips 24 of foam rubber or the like secured between fabric members 28and the garment by stitching 30.

From the foregoing it will be observed that the contributes inpreventing upward movement of the garment.

As many loops such as 32 of fabric may be secured along the lower skirtporti'dfi 8f me gar: ment as may be desired for hose fasteners orgarters indicated by 34.

The invention may be embb'died in other spb:

cific forms without departing from the essential characteristicsthereof. Hence, the present as: bodiments are therefore to be consideredin all resiafits as biii'g illustrative and not as being restrictive,the scope ortne invention being indicated byth'e appended claim ratherthan by the foregoing des'ii-ptio'ri and all modifications assvariations as fall within the meaning and surges and raiige br equivaletly or the ap sensed claim are therefore intended to be 'm- Brabedtherein, H I What it desire-a ts claim afisseeure by Let ters Patent ofthe United States is: I

i 5065? embracing garment comprising in spiniiiia" as, a ve'ftieaielongated unitary rattler time body mtmssr' formed tram elastic materialf6 ffibra ci-n th bo' of the wearer having vet t'ialfixthiim first aridrear pains-s5; as 'lon gat'diiiiier safisi gneiitbeiformed sam nessrhattial gisposatn inner sid e of the east states or the main bodymember and extending 4 vertically thereof, a lower portion of said innerpanel being folded upwardly between the inner side of the front portionof the body member and the inner panel to a point intermediate upper andlower ends of said panel providing a double thickness of panel at thelower portion thereof for supporting the lower abdomen, the upper edgeof said panel and the line of fold of the lower portion beingspaceddownwardly and upwardly from itfi' a d lpd nfi titjwma e P 51 Verticallyextending lines of stitching permanently securing opposite longitudinalsides of the panel and front portion of the main body, said front pardonof the tnain body having a greater transyerse width than said innerpanel between said line'sof stitching providing a transverse fullnessto" the front portion of the body relative to the panel and the upperedge and lower line of fold of panel being free of the front portion ofthe mai n body for relative stretching of said panel and front-portionof the maiii'bodi', and said frontportion of the r'nain body providedwitha slit extending upwardly from the 1ow'e1'; edge of said body andterminating downwardly of said inner panel for permitting expansion ofthe lowermost portion of said main body.

AMELIA TRZNADEL.

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